Thursday October 14

Proposal approved if not already (do this ASAP)! You're behind
Begin "Day 1" of experiment Friday or Sat. THIS WEEK (but only if you've had your proposal approved)
Collect data, & take photos.
Continue taking notes...maybe start writing your introduction.. (see page 71 in research manual)
Data Notebook Check: Bring in data notebook, or email Dr. Harland to look at it online.
STEM kit Challenge: Finalize your STEM kit topic, begin researching supplies (keeping track of how much things cost), Be thinking of lesson ideas--but you'll get help from 307 student for this! Please post this on the STEM Kit Page

Pair up with another research group, and share about your project
- How the proposal approval process went for you
- How data collection is going
- Things you're nervous about
- What makes this project challenging
Introduction (page 71 in research handbook)
- The Graphic below should be used in conjunction with the information on page 71 of your handbook. The graphic is to help you organize the Introduction portion of the paper.
- PDF version of the graphic below
- IntroductiontotheResearchPaper(2).pdf
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Continue on your Research Project
- Collect data, take photos (must show photos next week)
- Take notes to help you write your introduction
Begin STEM Kit Organization (Have 2 weeks to complete this)
- Assign roles to each of the partners:
  - Brainstormer: (All group members) Create a space where you can discuss the kit ideas, to be sure you're all on the same page.
  - Kit Item Organizer: List items needed to go into the kit. Organize lists into 1) items provided in the kit, 2) items provided by the teacher and 3) consumables
  - Budget Researcher: Determines where items should be bought (best quality for best price) Do this in excel, organize url's, company names, number of items, cost etc..

Week 8